Final poem must be 15 lines in length with an original title. ·Texting has become an American Pastime.When we can’t verbally communicate with others on the go, it’s the easiest way to convey messages to each other.Your job is to put those to use to develop a fun poem. ·Post your own text messages you currently have in your inbox or outbox of your phone.Make sure your messages are school appropriate.Do not change any of the common shortcuts for words or phrases. ·Now look at what others have posted as well.Scroll through, copying and pasting the phrases into a word document for you to save.Gather 20-30 phrases.
·Take these scraps and weave them together into a poem that seems to follow the usual conventions of language - that is, let each part seamlessly connect to the other.
·The poem does need to have a common theme or message, so choose phrases that work well together.
Post your text messages on the discussion tab for this page. MAKE SURE THEY ARE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE OR YOU WILL BE DOWNGRADED FOR POSTING THEM AND/OR USING THEM!
Media Poem
Final poem must be 15 lines in length with an original title.
· Texting has become an American Pastime. When we can’t verbally communicate with others on the go, it’s the easiest way to convey messages to each other. Your job is to put those to use to develop a fun poem.
· Post your own text messages you currently have in your inbox or outbox of your phone. Make sure your messages are school appropriate. Do not change any of the common shortcuts for words or phrases.
· Now look at what others have posted as well. Scroll through, copying and pasting the phrases into a word document for you to save. Gather 20-30 phrases.
· Take these scraps and weave them together into a poem that seems to follow the usual conventions of language - that is, let each part seamlessly connect to the other.
· The poem does need to have a common theme or message, so choose phrases that work well together.
Post your text messages on the discussion tab for this page. MAKE SURE THEY ARE SCHOOL APPROPRIATE OR YOU WILL BE DOWNGRADED FOR POSTING THEM AND/OR USING THEM!